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  2. Vice-Chancellor visits North West to encourage more Cambridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-visits-north-west-to-encourage-more-cambridge-applications
    Thumbnail for Vice-Chancellor visits North West to encourage more Cambridge applications | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2024: that leads to new companies and economic activity taking place here, and delivering thousands of jobs.
  3. What’s going on in our brains when we plan? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whats-going-on-in-our-brains-when-we-plan
    Thumbnail for What’s going on in our brains when we plan? | University of Cambridge 11 Jun 2024: In pausing to think before making an important decision, we may imagine the potential outcomes of different choices we could make. While this ‘mental
  4. Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/close-the-cancer-care-gap
    Thumbnail for Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be 4 Feb 2024: For those who live without a permanent residence, maintaining contact with healthcare providers over blood tests and scans is patchy, and can be complicated by other factors. ... the Cambridge Access Clinic for further tests, with a 100% follow-up
  5. AI predicts healthiness of food menus

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-healthy-menus
    Thumbnail for AI predicts healthiness of food menus 8 Mar 2024: While the complexities of menu healthiness cannot be accurately captured by name only, the researchers validated their results against a different set of test data from Just Eat to that used
  6. Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/role-of-inherited-genetic-variants-in-rare-blood-cancer-uncovered
    Thumbnail for Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered | University of Cambridge 17 Jan 2024: During routine blood tests, researchers take known information about these genes and analyse the variation to give a genetic risk score, which is how likely that individual is to develop a ... In fact, many of these genetic mutations are routine
  7. Aim policies at ‘hardware’ to ensure AI safety, say experts

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/hardware-ai-safety
    Thumbnail for Aim policies at ‘hardware’ to ensure AI safety, say experts 14 Feb 2024: Governments already track many economic transactions, so it makes sense to increase monitoring of a commodity as rare and powerful as an advanced AI chip,” said Belfield. ... negative economic impacts and the hampering of positive AI development.
  8. AI speeds up drug design for Parkinson’s ten-fold | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-speeds-up-drug-design-for-parkinsons-ten-fold
    Thumbnail for AI speeds up drug design for Parkinson’s ten-fold | University of Cambridge 17 Apr 2024: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, designed and used an AI-based strategy to identify compounds that block the clumping, or aggregation, of
  9. Cambridge innovation in numbers

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/innovation-in-numbers2024
    23 May 2024: ecosystems, Dealroom; Economic Impact of University of Cambridge report, London Economics; Cambridge Enterprise; Department of Computer Science and Technology.
  10. Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/baby-born-deaf-can-hear-after-breakthrough-gene-therapy
    Thumbnail for Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy | University of Cambridge 9 May 2024: Opal was identified as being at risk as her older sister has the condition; this was confirmed by genetic test result when she was 3 weeks old.
  11. Fish bellies, fava beans and food security

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/food-security-symposium
    Thumbnail for Fish bellies, fava beans and food security 5 Apr 2024: When we went to Gambia, West Africa.we found that people didn't remember millet," said Professor of Economic Security and Resilience, Shailaja Fennell. ... Dr Shailaja Fennell, Deputy Head of Department, Professor of Economic Security and Resilience in
  12. “I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autoimmune-disease-symptoms-nightmares-daymares-hallucinations
    Thumbnail for “I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease | University of Cambridge 20 May 2024: The researchers argue that there needs to be greater recognition that these types of mental health and neurological symptoms can act as an early warning sign
  13. Harnessing the power of innovation

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/harnessing-innovation
    Thumbnail for Harnessing the power of innovation 4 Jun 2024: WHY? "So that Cambridge research translates into positive social and economic change.
  14. New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-instrument-to-search-for-signs-of-life-on-other-planets
    Thumbnail for New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets | University of Cambridge 5 Jun 2024: It will also test variations of the fundamental constants of physics and measure the acceleration of the Universe’s expansion. ... In addition, astronomers will be able to use ANDES’ data to test if the fundamental constants of physics vary with time
  15. Caring for cancer patients

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/caring-for-cancer-patients
    Thumbnail for Caring for cancer patients 31 Jan 2024: What we've created is smaller than my hand, a finger-prick blood test that can be used anywhere. ... It allows patients to test themselves anywhere and then give their doctor the results over the phone.
  16. Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lancet-breast-cancer-commission
    Thumbnail for Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people living with breast cancer 15 Apr 2024: In response, the Commission established a UK-based pilot study that provides a snapshot of the economic burden and supportive care needs for people affected by breast cancer.
  17. A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-simple-twist-improves-the-engine-of-clean-fuel-generation
    Thumbnail for A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation | University of Cambridge 24 Apr 2024: Tests of a copper oxide light harvester, or photocathode, based on this fabrication technique showed a 70% improvement over existing state-of-the-art oxide photocathodes, while also showing greatly improved ... We need to carry out further work to fully
  18. Farm to factories

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/farms-factories-research
    Thumbnail for Farm to factories 15 Mar 2024: Co-Chair of the Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at the World Economic Forum.
  19. Artificial intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-intelligence-beats-doctors-in-accurately-assessing-eye-problems
    Thumbnail for Artificial intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye problems | University of Cambridge 17 Apr 2024: GPT-4 scored significantly better in the test than unspecialised junior doctors, who are comparable to general practitioners in their level of specialist eye knowledge. ... The test included questions about a huge range of eye problems, including extreme
  20. ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain
    Thumbnail for ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier than history books claim 5 Apr 2024: th. century – long credited as the birth of global industry and economic growth. ... leader and Professor of Economic History at Cambridge’s Faculty of History.
  21. Holding back the flood

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climate-trapped-populations
    Thumbnail for Holding back the flood 25 Mar 2024: The paper explores the role of immobile populations from the Torres Straits islanders to the Netherlands -- dubbed “trapped” people -- who for economic, social, or health reasons are unable to migrate to
  22. ‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wraparound-implants-represent-new-approach-to-treating-spinal-cord-injuries
    Thumbnail for ‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries | University of Cambridge 8 May 2024: In tests using rat models, the researchers successfully used the devices to stimulate limb movement. ... Further tests in human cadaver models showed that the devices can be successfully placed in humans.
  23. Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earths-earliest-sea-creatures-drove-evolution-by-stirring-the-water
    Thumbnail for Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water | University of Cambridge 17 May 2024: resources. To test how far back this process goes in Earth’s history, the team looked at some of the earliest examples of marine animal communities, known from rocks at Mistaken
  24. 360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lidar-holograms-for-driving
    Thumbnail for 360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles in real time 20 Dec 2023: They are hoping to carry out road tests, either on public or private roads, in 2024.
  25. Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electrified-charcoal-sponge-can-soak-up-co2-directly-from-the-air
    Thumbnail for Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air | University of Cambridge 5 Jun 2024: Tests of the charged charcoal sponge showed that it could successfully capture CO2 directly from the air, thanks to the bonding mechanism of the hydroxides.
  26. The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-dark-matter-ALPHA-experiment
    Thumbnail for The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for dark matter 7 Feb 2024: Compared to the enormous underground cavern sites needed to test for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), another compelling candidate for dark matter, the ALPHA equipment needed to test for axions will
  27. Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robot-trained-to-read-braille-at-twice-the-speed-of-humans
    Thumbnail for Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans | University of Cambridge 29 Jan 2024: Although the robot braille reader was not developed as an assistive technology, the researchers say the high sensitivity required to read braille makes it an ideal test in the development of ... surfaces.”. Braille is an ideal test for a robot
  28. Ageing: can we add more life to our years?

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/reverse-age-and-extend-health
    Thumbnail for Ageing: can we add more life to our years? 20 Dec 2023: She’s learned a lot from experiments in test tubes and now wants to see how the process works inside body cells, where many other things are happening in tandem.
  29. Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-international-womens-day
    Thumbnail for Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival 8 Mar 2024: In Seeing the mess: Gender, housework and perception (21 March, 3pm) we question why do women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare despite economic and cultural gains?
  30. Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/accelerating-how-new-drugs-are-made-with-machine-learning
    Thumbnail for Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning | University of Cambridge 15 Jan 2024: Predicting how molecules will react is vital for the discovery and manufacture of new pharmaceuticals, but historically this has been a trial-and-error
  31. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot 13 Mar 2024: By quantifying what would be normal or abnormal in a specific behaviour, they create new self-fulfilling norms based on opaque processes and economic/political objectives.
  32. One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/one-in-two-children-with-adhd-experience-emotional-problems-study-finds
    Thumbnail for One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems, study finds | University of Cambridge 22 May 2024: In research published in Nature Mental Health, the team found that as many as one in two children with ADHD show signs of emotional dysregulation, and that
  33. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet 25 Mar 2024: George is currently doing a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on the socio-economic potential of black music.
  34. Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-how-fasting-may-protect-against-inflammation
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation | University of Cambridge 30 Jan 2024: In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes how fasting raises levels of a chemical in the blood known as arachidonic acid, which inhibits
  35. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/anna-moore
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Anna Moore 26 Mar 2024: In the future we’ll be able to identify illnesses early, avoid unnecessary medical tests and help people access treatment and support sooner.
  36. Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/religious-people-coped-better-with-covid-19-pandemic-research-suggests
    Thumbnail for Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests | University of Cambridge 30 Jan 2024: The study was conducted during February and March 2021, and involved 5,178 people right across the United States, with findings published in the journal European Economic Review in November 2023. ... Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics.
  37. Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-genes-linked-to-dna-damage-and-human-disease
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify genes linked to DNA damage and human disease | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2024: The work, published in Nature, provides insights into cancer progression and neurodegenerative diseases as well as a potential therapeutic avenue in the form
  38. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter 16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we
  39. Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reclaim-wellness-from-the-rich-and-famous-and-restore-its-political-radicalism-new-book-argues
    Thumbnail for Reclaim ‘wellness’ from the rich and famous, and restore its political radicalism, new book argues | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: It’s an over-worked comparison that tends to say more about our own social problems, our own contemporary culture of overlapping political, social and economic crises. ... to be well, it’s your fault, a view that neglects to consider all kinds of
  40. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-2024
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy 4 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems.
  41. Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/training-ai-models-to-answer-what-if-questions-could-improve-medical-treatments
    Thumbnail for Training AI models to answer ‘what if?’ questions could improve medical treatments | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2024: Artificial intelligence techniques can be helpful for multiple medical applications, such as radiology or oncology, where the ability to recognise patterns in
  42. New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-trial-of-pill-on-a-thread-brings-screening-for-oesophageal-cancer-closer
    Thumbnail for New trial of 'pill-on-a-thread' brings screening for oesophageal cancer closer | University of Cambridge 9 Jan 2024: It will look at whether the capsule sponge test could replace endoscopies to monitor their condition. ... The test takes just 10 minutes and can be done in a GP surgery.
  43. Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-mutation-in-a-quarter-of-all-labradors-hard-wires-them-for-obesity
    Thumbnail for Genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labradors hard-wires them for obesity | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2024: In the study, 87 adult pet Labrador dogs - all a healthy weight or moderately overweight - took part in several tests including the ‘sausage in a box’ test.
  44. Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-receives-ps5-million-boost-for-world-leading-cardiovascular-research
    Thumbnail for Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research | University of Cambridge 28 May 2024: Identify new markers and disease targets for a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and test new drugs in clinical trials.
  45. Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clinicians-rank-patient-views-as-least-important-in-diagnosis-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study finds | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2023: This is particularly important when diagnostic tests in neuropsychiatric lupus are widely known to be “unenlightening”, according to one neurologist, in common with many other autoimmune diseases and long Covid. ... But combining and valuing both
  46. Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pythagoras-was-wrong-there-are-no-universal-musical-harmonies-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Pythagoras was wrong: there are no universal musical harmonies, study finds | University of Cambridge 27 Feb 2024: Harrison and his collaborators are exploring different kinds of instruments and follow-up studies to test a broader range of cultures.
  47. New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-open-source-platform-allows-users-to-evaluate-performance-of-ai-powered-chatbots
    Thumbnail for New open-source platform allows users to evaluate performance of AI-powered chatbots | University of Cambridge 4 Jun 2024: A team of computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians and cognitive scientists, led by the University of Cambridge, developed an open-source evaluation
  48. TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tb-vaccine-may-enable-elimination-of-the-disease-in-cattle-by-reducing-its-spread
    Thumbnail for TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2024: He added: “This approach is unimplementable in many parts of the world for economic and social reasons, resulting in considerable animal suffering and economic losses from lost productivity, alongside an increased ... countries, the United Kingdom,
  49. School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-uniform-policies-linked-to-students-getting-less-exercise-study-finds
    Thumbnail for School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise, study finds | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2024: The University of Cambridge study used data about the physical activity participation of more than a million five-to-17-year-olds internationally. It found
  50. Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/call-for-safeguards-to-prevent-unwanted-hauntings-by-ai-chatbots-of-dead-loved-ones
    Thumbnail for Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of dead loved ones | University of Cambridge 9 May 2024: Artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even
  51. Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imperceptible-sensors-made-from-electronic-spider-silk-can-be-printed-directly-on-human-skin
    Thumbnail for Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin | University of Cambridge 24 May 2024: Tests of the fibres printed onto a human finger suggest they could be used as continuous health monitors. ... Tests of the bioelectronic fibres, on surfaces including human fingers and dandelion seedheads, showed that they provided high-quality sensor

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